Telegram-herald., 1887-03-13
WEST GRAND RAPIDS.
An Old sfan Injured Two SandbasSers ut
Work Pers5nal Mention, Etc

An old sfan Injured Two SandbasSers at
work. -Perssnal Mention. Etc-
Hans Grnnerrlan. q German farmer, was
quite severely hur. yesterday morning on
West Leouard-st by he freaks Of a balky
horse. tie was driving along near the rail-
road crossing when the horse reared up and
refused 20 move. Mr.. Zimmerman used the
whip bal il only made the animal more
obstinate. The old man then stepped on
the wheel and was in he act Of aiighting
rom the wagon when the horse suddenly
Jumped forward and Zimmerman was
thrown forward with such force that he
struck bis hesd on tAe track about ten feet
distant anu was so badly stunned from the
she's taas il Eas some tine before he could
be aroused NnCu couple OF men who
witnessed the accident, came 10 ms assist
ancs be vas bee NJ pr0iU4ciy from
wound on the top Of k.s head extending
a iai9st To- nls chiu- lie was taken % ihc
resdeuce o. NJ. Suulaa and g coctOr sum
moaed who dressed bis wounds and q iazt
accouats the old man vas rssticZ quite
con- loyta5ly. The horse ran away making
sindhng wood OIL o. the wagon.
Augnst Mar enson. laborer. was
knocked down on Wesr Bridge-sf. hil
aaoa. 10 o CLOCK Friisv night oy two tramo-
ian inaNlng iudlv lduais ghO ri-ied his pGck-
eta. takiar fhe tontCnts. wl.ln amounted
20 about s. I'D. AI-lsl SAYS tleT followed
him from down town. dosgilg IS footsteps
afthe wav uo the bill He sad he felt
nervous. hn. didn't ike % give himself
away hv glnai0s and when ore oi thsn
hailed him .or a niatcn ne stopped aud gave
hias the desired iucifer, wIsreupon they
ASKED hi1i f1- 'en cents. Pc tod hem he
ta8r ARE money but they told hin tn ~
ladn any un.e % i0ol swav with hiw, and
.aa isf fh nr he remembers about teen ne
rst sttillk aac thsy ran down the street.
While BE- vas scIsniclirg 10 his Zee: out Of
.te mui
a aun5e- OF small bovs 10 tSo vicinity 0f
-er0ad-st. aaI t1s reii.oa1 crossing - sEe
g-ea esigls eve-v dsy afier school hours
7 in making liis miserable for tAe Inhabitants
tr .nlf 'o-alitv They take grca, pleasure
F il teasing pedestrians by shrgi1g mud .
their facrs and doing s'mos5 anything 10 be
nfeal Yesterday 4 ge1tisnsa passing rhat
xsv was strtlcS br 2 stone and osdlv in-
iureI while Ghs uthsr day : lad named FL
igsrt recklessiF fred OF a revolver ia tac
strsef It IL diai.ult for the police - cstch
the uisCreants. as they are always on the
lookout
Harry Nsfchum, OF West Bridge ST. cele-
brateI hts nirercsnth birthday Friday even
l1T win HImrsr ot uia young lfts MS
After rafrssauas snts p-Ogressise eechre wss
in order lis x1esss leit wishing him many
happy re-urns 0t TIE Gay.
The I-ns-wsl-da- vin Social q ub's siv.h
18 wii rssr place a. ne West SIDE Arma-g
mex, Wednesday evening Great pre- s-ati1as
O. being fnaie gor tns event and It promises
- ec' pse al prsvious efforts.
Ser1a Of me ProhibifionIsts Of the Eighth
Ntet hsv4 been mazin- ssfrnis1 i1r
I f1a18 .o hire men to pei . ,ickets for them
sr9lnd The polling places nn election 1sr
I They have slrssiv ralsei upwards Of sixfT
t1 ATS
Mis- Mamie Germ in. of Phnadelp ia.
I vho has BEEN fisiLng friends - West f1'-
0u-st Or ne sast wesS. ret urnsl to her
home fester.isT.
Mss Lvia Maynard. 0f Iacksor is visit
I ing Mss iunae Quinn. If G0.d-st
Miss Lille Summers. of West Fuiton-st.
T has gone ora a VISIT 90 ChicaEo.